By:
Alicia Kat Vancil
Mash
What’s?
Steampunk
adventure. Paranormal romance. Alternative history. We don’t bat an eye at
these genres now, but at one point not too long ago they didn’t even exist.
Some enterprising author had to be the first person to come up with story ideas
that fell outside the boundaries of the established genres at the time. And
even though they were essentially creating a new genre from scratch, it
probably wasn’t their goal from the start.
The
idea of genre mashing isn’t new. In fact, movies, anime, and comics have been
doing it for years. In the realm of publishing we call this combining of
established genres novel mashups, and much to the ire of some, it’s
here to stay. But what is a novel mashup, you might be asking
yourself as you dart nervous looks to your peers to make sure you aren’t
missing something terribly important. A novel mashup is simply a story where
two or more types of literary genres are combined together. Like a fairy tale
set in a dystopian future (Cinder) or a classic with a twist like Pride,
Prejudice and Zombies. However, novel mashups should not be confused with
parody novels such as Bored of the Rings, The Hunger Pains,
or Nightlight.
So
now that you understand what mashups are, let’s take a look at a few different
types of novel mashups that you could explore.
Classics
with a Twist
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